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The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission has denied plans proposed by ExxonMobil-affiliate Pacific Pipeline Corporation, to upgrade an oil pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill.
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The oil company behind the Refugio Beach oil spill will pay $230 million in a settlement for a class-action lawsuit brought by fishermen and residents affected by the spill.
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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted to deny the proposal in March due to concerns about potential environmental impacts.
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The 2015 Refugio oil spill in Santa Barbara County dumped an estimated 140,000 gallons of crude oil onto area beaches. It also effectively shut down…
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Friday marked the anniversary of the Refugio Oil Spill. On May 19, 2015, a two-foot-diameter underground pipeline named Line 901 ruptured near Santa…
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The criminal indictments against the pipeline company at the center of last year's oil spill on the Santa Barbara County coast are now public…
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This has not been a good week for Plains All-American Pipeline, the company at the center of last year's Refugio Oil Spill.On Tuesday, the State of…
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The State of California and Santa Barbara County announced Tuesday that they are moving forward with dozens of criminal charges against the pipeline…
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Two of the main government organizations that responded to the Refugio oil spill nearly a year ago are now looking back and judging their efforts.Both the…
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Three bills designed to protect the California coast from future oil spills are now law after being signed by Governor Jerry Brown Thursday. Two were…